Verizon launches 1-Gig FWA using millimeter wave for network efficiency: Report
NEW DELHI: Verizon has revamped its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering with a 1Gbit/s service, utilising millimeter wave spectrum. This initiative aims to complement its fiber footprint in metropolitan areas and free up midband capacity for mobile services, according to a Light Reading report.
The carrier plans to increase premises capable of 1-Gig speed broadband by an incremental 10 to 15 million using FWA in the medium term, according to CEO Dan Schulman. This is in addition to Verizon’s existing target of reaching 40 to 50 million premises passed within the same timeframe. Verizon expects to have more than 32 million fiber passings by the end of this year.
